As part of my genealogy do-over, I checked Newspapers.com for any articles about Albert George Casey. The one result was an article from The Age 23 March 1956. Since The Age is a Publisher Extra article, I then looked for the article in the Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001 collection at Ancestry.com. The following is… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #4 Albert George Casey
I wrote about Shirley in my post 52 Ancestors #28 Shirley Patricia Casey. In this post, I had listed the locations where Shirley had lived, which I obtained from the copies of the electoral rolls on microfiche at the State Library of Victoria. In my genealogy do-over I found a record that gave another residence… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #2 Shirley Patricia Casey
This week I am featuring articles about my ex-husband’s grandfather Albert George Casey, and his eldest son, who was also called Albert George Casey. The father and son were captured by the Japanese in World War 2, and imprisoned at Changi. Both survived the war: Albert George Casey (senior) died in 1965, and his son… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Albert George Casey
I already wrote about my mother in law, Shirley Patricia Casey, in my post Surname Saturday – Casey on 17 December 2016. Shirley’s father was Albert George Casey Albert George Casey was born 14 March 1901 at 83 Raleigh Street, Windsor, Victoria, Australia. He was the illegitimate son of Florence Casey, formerly Laver. He married Lilah… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Casey
Two weeks ago, I did the last surname of my direct ancestors. In my previous posts, I have included all the ancestors with that surname in the post for a surname, so I have decided to do a post about one person only at a time, and to not only include my ancestors, but my… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Casey
Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week’s theme was “Road Trip”. Any epic “road trips” in your family tree? Which ancestor do you want to take a road trip… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #28 Shirley Patricia Casey
Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week’s theme is “Military”. This week, the United States will be observing Memorial Day. Do you have any military ancestors? Were any ancestors affected… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2015) #21 Albert George Casey
Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week’s theme is “Black Sheep”. “Each of us has an ancestor who was the troublemaker or the ne'er-do-well. This is there [their] week.” For… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2015) #20 Thomas Casey
